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One Day Cooking Class & Market Tours In Trevi

Join Chefs Giuseppe & Vincenza in Trevi – north of Spoletto and southwest of Perugia, Umbria for hands-on cooking classes featuring traditional Umbrian dishes in their professional kitchen. Their motto is: ‘respect tradition and the territory.’ This translates to, we use seasonal, local products and traditions of our region. Umbria, like all regions of Italy, has traditional foods, and styles of cooking that reflect the history and flavor of the land. In their professional kitchen, Chefs Giuseppe & Vincenza share with you the history, food notes and technique of Umbrian cuisine in recipes that can be recreated at home.

1-Day Cooking Class, Trevi, Umbria

Get busy in the kitchen making Umbrian classics such as stringozzi, a thick pasta type served with wild asparagus; handmade tagliatelle; chestnut soup; or risotto with asparagus represent just a few samples from their repertoire. Both meat and fish reign in this part of the world where products from the green hills and local lakes are staples; so if you like carne, meat, there is roasted rabbit, boar, venison, goose, duck, and ‘drunken chicken’ slow cooked in local wine. Fresh water shrimp, trout and perch are also prepared in our hands-on classes. Hearty antipasto, plump pasta, creamy soups, secondo,-main courses with dessert and local wine are included in each hands-on class. Truffles, both black and white, also grow in abundance in Umbria. This prized tuber is used to top pasta, salads, cheese, omelets, and you’ll find it in cheese and even desserts. Lunch or dinner follows and includes the foods that were prepared in class.

Chefs Giuseppe & Vincenza share their kitchen, skill and technique with each guest. Special menu requests, such as vegetarian, are always respected. Cooking classes are taught in English with opportunities, of course, to learn Italian words and phrases in the kitchen. Each cooking class is approximately 2.5 to 3 hours with classes starting at 10am.

After each cooking class, lunch follows and includes all the foods prepared in class. Wine and beverages available at a surcharge.

Program Includes:

Hand-on cooking class with lunch following on the food that was prepared during class, local wine included. Wine and beverages available at a surcharge.

Program Prices

$240 per person, based on minimum of 2 people, including all taxes and Italian VAT.
$325 per person, if you are the only person in the cooking class.

Cooking classes start at 10:00am and last approximately two and a half hours. After class, everyone eats the foods prepared in class together. Wine and beverages available at a surcharge. (Afternoon classes may be available on request.)

* Please note: One-day cooking classes do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you. If you have a non-cooker who would like dine, but not cook, please let us know and we will also send you pricing.

2019 Dates: This program is available throughout the year and cooking classes are held every day. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.

1-Day Market Tour & Cooking Class, Trevi, Umbria

Start off your day with a visit to the local produce markets that showcase Trevi’s vendors, food shops and purveyors. Learn about local produce – breads, cheeses and the wonderful olive oil, and look out for seasonal ingredients like mushrooms, wild asparagus, lentils from Casteluccio, and even truffles in the right season. Salami and other specialty pork products are sold in special ‘norcino’ butchers who are regarded as some of Italy’s finest food artisans. The area is also famous for its chickpeas, cereals such as farro and barley, and its chestnuts, all of which are put to wonderful use in the kitchen. Discover interesting food shops stocked with local products led by your Chef for an insider’s view on food, wine and culinary food notes. Tastings included.

Following the market and artisan shop tour, everyone joins in for their cooking class with Chefs Giuseppe & Valentina. Along with your chefs, learn Umbrian classics such as stringozzi, a thick pasta type served with wild asparagus; handmade tagliatelle; chestnut soup; or risotto with asparagus represent just a few samples from their repertoire. Both meat and fish reign in this part of the world where products from the green hills and local lakes are staples; so if you like carne, meat, there is roasted rabbit, boar, venison, goose, duck, and ‘drunken chicken’ slow cooked in local wine. Fresh water shrimp, trout and perch are also prepared in our hands-on classes. Hearty antipasto, plump pasta, creamy soups, secondo, main courses with dessert and local wine are included in each hands-on class. Truffles, both black and white, also grow in abundance in Umbria. This prized tuber is used to top pasta, salads, cheese, omelettes, and you’ll find it in cheese and even desserts. Lunch or dinner follows and includes the foods that were prepared in class.

Chefs Giuseppe & Vincenza share their kitchen, skill and technique with each guest. Special menu requests, such as vegetarian, are always respected. Cooking classes are taught in English with opportunities, of course, to learn Italian words and phrases in the kitchen. Each cooking class is approximately 2.5 to 3 hours with classes starting at 10am.

After each cooking class, lunch follows and includes all the foods prepared in class. Wine and beverages available at a surcharge.

Program Includes:

Guided Tour of Trevi’s local produce markets.

Hand-on cooking class with lunch following on the food that was prepared during class, local wine included. Wine and beverages available at a surcharge.

Program Price:

$295 per person, based on minimum of 2 people, including all taxes and Italian VAT.

Single Cookers: If you are a single guest and would like to join us, please call us for the best group price. We are happy to welcome you into an already scheduled group.

Includes all taxes and Italian VAT.

Cooking classes start at 10:00am and last approximately two and a half hours. After class, everyone eats the foods prepared in class together. Wine and beverages available at a surcharge. (Afternoon classes may be available on request.)* Please note: One-day cooking classes do not include transportation, accommodations, or any other excursions. If you would like to add on transfers to and from your hotel or cruise ship port ~ please let us know your group size and we will be happy to provide a price and reserve the transfer(s) for you. If you have a non-cooker who would like dine, but not cook, please let us know and we will also send you pricing.

2019 Dates: This program is available throughout the year and cooking classes are held every day. Rates are subject to change based on currency exchange. Call for updated rates. Airfare not included. Group transfers for any cooking tour or tours that include transfers, are for the group and are not private. Transfers before, after or to another destination outside of your cooking tour are not included in the program price. If you would like to add on a private transfer or transfers, let us know and we will send you pricing.